Android users who don't use the stock launcher - what launcher do you use, and what do you like about it?
Android users who don't use the stock launcher - what launcher do you use, and what do you like about it?
Maybe something for the Pixel phones? I've been using ADW for a long time now, and was wondering what some frequently used launchers are. (I used Cyanogen for a long time, too.)
There are lists all over the internet, but I'm interested in what the Lemmy crowd likes. Thanks!
Edit: Thanks guys - a few of these were on my radar, some I hadn’t heard of or seen in the Play/f-droid lists. Having the reasons why you like each of them helps me figure out what I want from a launcher (for instance, the purchase of Nova by a company known for its data collection is a big turn-off even though it seems loved) - since you guys laid out some pros and cons of a bunch of launchers, it gives me a better picture!
Edit 2: You guys, this is a great resource for figuring out which launchers look like something worth trying (for me), and which ones are in the stores but not what I'm looking for. Without just trying them all, that is... And considering that I hadn't even heard of all of them...
This has been a huge help for me, and I hope some others out there got something out of the post! I should be replying to everyone, but I'm not ... Sorry. But I did read everything and have already started compiling a list in my head, and started tagging and categorizing. And those who included screen shots and links and lists and opinions and FOSS alternatives/forks - they helped! This whole thing helped!
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Nova launcher. I like the custom icons, specifically the Line Free package. I also wanted the wrap around scrolling for home screens which wasn't a feature on the first phone I put nova on. No idea if it is on my current phone because I went straight to Nova.
I stopped using Nova after them being bought by a company dealing with telemetry. I don't want to lose control of the data my launcher has access to.
Same, a really great launcher ruined by corpo. I'm only choosing FOSS after that.
Damn, thanks for the heads up, had no idea about Nova :(
Yeah seeing the Nova recommendations made me wonder if there were people who didn't know of the branch analytics acquistion, since it was only talked about for a week.
https://www.androidpolice.com/nova-launcher-acquired-by-branch/
I'm still using Nova but I've downgraded to a version released before the acquisition and restricted network access. Still haven't found a launcher that does app drawer tabs as well as Nova has. That's pretty much the only feature holding me back from switching to another launcher.
I love Nova, been using it for 5+ years.